National centres briefing on the African continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement | First Edition

Type:

Briefing

Date Issued:

First Edition | March 2023

Author(s):

Trenton Elsely

A briefing on the progress in the AfCFTA agreement negotiations:

Ratification
AfCFTA protocols
Rules of origin
Guided Trade Initiative
Special Economic Zones
Policy space
Civil society
Labour mobility

AfCFTA negotiations | AfCFTA Protocols | labour migration | migration | rules of origin

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